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pe·riph·er·y
 periphery
- pronunciation:
- p
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f
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noun |
| inflections: |
peripheries |
| definition 1: |
the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this.
Trees mark the periphery of our property.- similar words:
- border, brow, fringe, margin, outside
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| definition 2: |
the nonessential area or aspect of something.
- similar words:
- fringe
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| related words: |
bound, boundary, circuit, circumference, edge, limit, margin, outline, outward, vicinity |
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